THE CIRCLE Volume 19, Number 2 MARIST COLLEGE, POUGHKEEPSIE. NEW YORK 12601 September 15,1977

xtra residents are the cause of dorm overcrowding

By Pat Larkin

There are 953 students on campus this semester, which is approximately 200 more than last year, according to Fred Lam­bert, assistant dean of student life.

The extra number of students on campus has caused singles to be discontinued, and the tripling of freshmen women in rooms.

Lambert said the increased acceptance of women by ad­missions .is one reason for the tripling of females in one room.

"Another reason Lambert said is theaeceptance "of former Bennett students into Marist.

During the first week of school there were about 12 students

living in the Red Bull, a hotel located about four miles south on Route 9. Lambert said the students living there were either former Bennett students who requested they live there tem­porarily rather than receive a room on campus temporarily, and upperclassmen who had paid their room deposit only a few days before the opening of school. Lambert said these students were given rooms on campus after the first week of school.

He also said he has not received any complaints regarding the tripling of freshmen girls in one room. He said some of the students living in triple rooms have requested to keep them.

However, three freshmen girls,

living in room 434 of Champagnat Hall, said they have complained to Lambert. Jeannie Langan, one of the students, said "We never had any choice in the matter."

Bernadette Keane, another one of the girls living in the room, said the room was "disgustingly dirty" when they moved in.

Lambert said the decision to discontinue singles was his "last option."

According to Lambert, most of the complaints have come from students living on second floor Leo. In the past, rooms on the floor were singles, for girls, but have been doubled up this year due to the increase of resident students.

Some residents of the floor

MX. 76-77 budget in the red By Larry Striegel

Marist College finished trie 1976-77 fiscal year with a deficit of approximately a "quarter million dollars due to over projections in its budget, ac­cording to Linus R. Foy, president. It was the second time in Marist's 31-years the college has seen red; the first was in 1965, said Foy.

One of the biggest causes of the deficit, which auditors estimate at between $240 and $250 thousand, was an over projection of last year's enrollment. Foy said the estimate was made in July of 1976, and fell short because of an unexpected 30 percent drop in the number of part-time students and a smaller amount of upperclassmen.

When the drop became ap­parent to the college board of trustees two months later, said Foy, the board projected a $190 thousand deficit and cut department spending levels in the college to 85 percent.

However, cost overruns in four areas including financial aid, utilities, dormitory expenses and the Dining Service, caused the deficit to swell from $190 thousand to about a quarter million dollars.

Foy said between $20,000 and $50,000 too much was given out by

Dr. Linus Foy

the school as financial aid. Also, costs for dormitory operation, and for the dining service, which was run by the college for the first time in 76-77, were un­derestimated. But, it was the severely cold winter "which broke our back,"- said Foy figuratively

He added that the $2.9 million McCann Center which was dedicated April 17, was not a cause of the deficit because the building had a construction budget separate from the college budget.

Foy said the deficit will be paid

by 1981, with installments coming out of the. budgets of the. next four, years. '"•

A Good Crack

And lest the school again see itself in the red, Foy said, "This year we have a good crack at balancing the budget."

He said registration is up this year, and the dormitories which last year roomed 732 students, are filled with fall with about 950. He said in the past the college didn't over reserve for the dorms as happened this year, and auditors waited until September to find out fall semester enrollment before designing the budget.

He said the college will watch areas where overruns could occur. The Dining Service will be monitored by the week, and the operation of the McCann Center monitored by the month, said Foy.

He added that the McCann's summer operation was "ex­cellent." And pool rentals for the fall months are surpassing projections. The nearly $1 million mortgage on the newly con­structed sports center will be paid through capital drives, with the interest on the loan being paid from the college's budget, Foy said.

New fashion design center under construction in old library

By Kathleen Lynch

The new fashion design center, being housed in the old Donnelly Library, will be completed by the end of September, according to Marist College Business Manager Anthony Campilii.- The center has an estimated price between $15- and $25,000. The

construction mainly involves walling in the upper and lower levels of the old library and adding four offices.

The money, says Mr. Campilii, is coming from the "extra in­come" from the additional students taken in when Bennett College closed and Marist in­corporated their programs.

have started a petition stating they want singles given back to them and a written apology from the college administration for the inconvenience concerning the irregularities of campus life.

Lambert said he questioned "the validity of the statement" because not every up­perclassmen is affected by everything listed on the petition.

Lambert also said if he were to return the singles he would have to throw out the students living in the rooms and he said, "That didn't seem terribly fair to me."

Lambert said he does not consider the large number of students on campus a problem. "It's a sign the college is growing," he concluded.

Reynard faces death By Brian Deaver

The Reynard, Marist College's yearbook, may not be published this school year because of a debt of more than $11,000 incurred during the last eleven years.

Fred Lambert,-assistant dean of students and the faculty liason of The Reynard termed it "a crisis situation." He said the biggest-reason for the yearbook club's financial problems is the staff's failure "to collect ad­vertising pledges from local 'merchants. Lambert also said part of the reason for the large deficit is the inability of members to sell editions of the book through the years.

This claim is evidenced by the

' large stacks of unsold Reynards from the years 1972 through 1977 which line a wall in the yearbook office. In all there are 54 cases holding 24 per box. This is a total of nearly 1,300 yearbooks which will probably never be sold.

Lambert said the 1978 Reynard staff will have to use clever advertising in order to generate interest among students, and in turn generate sales. If this works, the distribution of 450 copies'""of"" the Reynard should be a success and the yearbook will stay alive. Otherwise, the staff of the Reynard may find themselves preparing a yearbook which will not be printed.

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The new students are.paying equivalent tuition, room and board as present students and are now considered part of Marist College, according to Campilii.

Mr. Campilii said, "I think the college is furtunate to be able to put the library cavity into productive use."

Workmen prepare a wall in what was the old library in Donnelly Hall. The four story section will become the center for the former Bennett (now Marist) fashion design program, (photo by Gerry McNulty)

PAGE 2 THE CIRCLE SEPTEMBER 15,1977

College joins nursing program

By Maria Troiano

Marist College recently combined its efforts with Mount St. Mary's College of Newburgh to create a program for a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Nursing.

According to Peter O'Keefe, Director of Continuing Education, Mt. St. Mary's has relocated its program to the Marist campus. O'Keefe said Marist accepted the program because the "area has been crying for this for years." He added that Marist should have had a nursing program years ago.

The two-year program, which was formally announced in August, began this semester.

"There is a great need for this degree in this area. We expect a strong response," O'Keefe said.

Presently there are about twenty-five students enrolled with at least one male in the group. All students must hold a registered nurse (R.N.) degree before en­tering. Upon completion of the program, they will be awarded a BS in Nursing from Mt. St. Mary's.

According to O'Keefe, most of the enrolled are part-time students'. The liberal arts courses taken by these students will be regular courses already offered at Marist. Nursing courses, although located at Marist, will be taught by instructors from Mt. St. Mary's.

All students will deal directly with Mt. St. Mary's concerning processing. O'Keefe said they will pay the standard Mt. St. Mary's tuition, which is $79 per credit.

Werenko named arts chairman

By Mike Teitelbaum

John Werenko, a 1968 graduate of Marist, was named the chairman of the fine arts department here in April: He succeeds ' M r s . ' Fisher, who retired in November.

The 31-year old Watertpwn •'Conn.) native has" travelled throughout most of the United States, missing only the Nor­thwest and Deep South. He has been to Europe twice, including Russia in 1968. Werenko's grandparents are from Russia but now reside in Connecticut.

Following his return from Eastern Europe Werenko went west to Albuquerque where he enrolled in the U. of New Mexico. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in studio art with a major in painting in 1974 and got a masters degree in the same subject the next year.

Werenko has to finish his dissertation to complete the requirements for his Master of Fine Arts degree.

While attending U.N.M. Werenko was chairman of the art department at St. Pious Prepatory School until 1973. He also received a certificate in secondary education in art and English from New Mexico. Werenko also taught painting, drawing and design at the university from 1974-77.

He had offers to teach at Brescia College in Owensburg, Ky. and a school in Colorado Springs but chose Marist because he wanted to come back to the East.

He began working on Aug. 9 one day after Bennett College closed because of financial difficulty. "My major problem has been the

John Werenko

increase of the department's size since accepting some four Bennett teachers and getting enough rooms and supplies for everybody," Werenko said. David Leigh, Ron Collier, Ralph Della-volpe and Shirley Kopple are the new art department teachers from Bennett.

"A minor problem is the weak slide collection of general art history which must be im­proved," he said.

"I feel the arts department will grow and change but it is difficult at this time to say what it will mean to Marist."

A professional artist who is primarily a painter, Werenko has his works in private collections in Houston, Denver and Albuquerque.

When he's not with his wife Lydia, and their two children -seven year old Christina and seven-month old David, Werenko is at his Hyde Park studio.

He has been teaching for nine years and expects to stay at Marist for at least five years, depending on how the depart­ment evolves.

Amato now at Bard By Gerard Biehner

Peter Amato, the residence director at Marist College during the 1976-77 school year, resigned shortly after the end of the spring semester due to personal feelings which, made him choose not to continue.

Amato, now the director of residential life at nearby Bard College, says he left Marist with mixed feelings.

Amato submitted his resignation to Dean Antonio Perez on May 12, 1977, effective June 30. Perez said that he knew of no reasons for Amato's resignation, and accepted the resignation without question.

Amato said the views of other administrators, in as far as the approaching and handling of the many problems which were in his

line of duty, were in conflict with his own moral and ethical views. Because of this conflict of opinion, Amato experienced a difficulty to work and thought it best to leave. Amato refused to elaborate on who the ad-ministraters were and which problems were handled wrong.

He said he left a job he did not feel comfortable in, but still has very strong feelings for Marist. "I still have a close and fond feeling for many students and faculty members at Marist and I miss being there." Amato said.

Workmen t a k e the bulkheads out of the pool in the McCann Center. The bulkheads rusted af ter f ive months of use. (photo by Tom Burke)

Rusting bulkheads removed By Ken Healy

The hours at the pool in the McCann Recreation Center will be curtailed until further notice because the bulkheads that divide the swimming areas were removed. The bulkheads, which cost $10,000 apiece, were found to be rusting just five months after the facility opened. Because the pool cannot be seperated from the diving tank, groups renting

the pool between the hours of 6-9 p.m. have to be given use of the whole pool.

Athletic Director Ron Petro said that it was necessary to do the repair work now before permanent damage was done to the bulkheads. He also said that a similar problem had developed at Fordham University's new swimming pool which was built by the same company.

The bulkheads which are 45

feet long were lifted out of the pool with scaffolds and put on a truck which will take them to North Carolina where they were built. They will be treated with a more corrosive resistant epozy and brought back "hopefully" said Petro within three to four weeks. In the meantime there will be no free swim period from 6 til 9 p.m. The pool will reopen for the use of students from 9 til 10:30.

Intern arranges campus events By Doreen M. Bachman

"A lot of people don't view a person in activities as an educator," said John Campbell, a graduate assistant in activities who aids Dolly Bodick in advising the College Union Board (C.U.B.). He believes students develop social skills and "...learn more about themselves and how to relate to other people" through activities. He says involvement is an opportunity to transform theory from class into life ex­periences.

Campbell's role is to help students coordinate activities by identifying resources available to them and taking care of the details. He also aids resident advisors (R.A.'s) in developing programs within the dormitories. His specific duties are as yet unclear because he has just begun working with Marist this semester.

Campbell, 26, received a B.A. in History from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and' is presently a graduate student in. the program of Counseling and Student Personnel Services at the Southern University New York at Albany. The program consists of

John Campbell

one full year plus a summer of academic work, followed by a year's internship work at a college. John chose Marist for his internship because he says students represented a contrast from those he was accustomed to in Albany. He says he likes the area of Poughkeepsie and was impressed with the enthusiasm of the students and staff. "I felt that I'd be comfortable here, and so far I am."

During his undergraduate career, John played a major role in extra-curricular activities. He was involved in student govern­

ment, was an R.A. for two years, and was the social director of the University Programming Board, which is the equivalent to the concert and social committees of C.U.B. He said being social director was "...the most rewarding part of my academic experience." Originally from Charlotte, N.C., Campbell heard about the program at Albany State and decided to go there to experience the different lifestyles and culture.

In comparing Charlotte with Albany and Poughkeepsie, Campbell said people are more easy going in the South and aren't as conscious of creating images of themselves to present to others. "They don't worry that much about putting up facades. I've experienced a lot of personal growth," said Campbell. "I t made me look at myself a lot closer."

C.U.B.'s Fine Arts Chairman, Edwina Kelly, said that C.U.B. needed someone to lessen the pressures placed upon Dolly Bodick, and John Campbell is that person. She said, "He's the right man for the right place," and thinks he's doing a good job so far.

Chapel sacristy will be fixed next year By David Ng

The college will probably wait until the Marist Chapel's 25th anniversary in 1978 to rebuild its sacristy which was destroyed in a fire last Easter, according to Anthony Campilii, business manager.

Campilii said the school chose to not "finalize" the insurance settlement with Lloyd's of London, the school's insurance company, but to wait until the anniversary to rebuild the sacristy and renovate the chapel simultaneously.

He said it would be foolish to return the sacristy to its original state before the blaze now and then .again in 1978 to renovate other parts of the chapel as an anniversary gesture.

When Lloyd's of London settles tl:e insurance matter of the school, Campilii said it will be decided "what funds are ap­plicable to the fire damage, and what funds will be applicable to renovating the chapel."

Presently, possible renovations are still in the "talking stage" with the architect hired by the school, according to the Rev.

Richard LaMorte, the director of campus ministry and chaplain.

Fr. LaMorte said the old sacristy was too large and the school might get more use from a smaller sacristy but with an added Penance room. He said the chapel might be restructured to have a staging room to use as a waiting area before events held in the chapel.

The Catholic priest is presently operating out of a confessional as his "vesting" area, and as the storage room for religious ar­ticles.

SEPTEMBER 15,1977 THE CIRCLE PAGE 3

Tots get new home By Beth Weaver

t he Marist College Preschool, presently located in the basement of Champagnat Hall, in the old barn area, will be moving to the old gym. According to Anthony Campilii, business manager, finishing touches will start the week of September 12, and it should be ready for use starting September 19.

Mr. Paul Conin designed the new facility which is estimated to cost $5000. The exact cost will not be determined until the end of the month. The money is coming from the tuition the Preschool collects and anticipates to collect over a period of a few years. According to Campilii, "we did much of our own work and used materials we already had to keep the cost down."

Part of the request the students in Champagnat Hall had for 1977 was that they get this area back for their own use. After the Preschool vacates the room, plans are being made to turn it into a recreation room for C h a m p a g n a t s t u d e n t s . Renovations are being planned and vendors are being consulted, according to Dolly Bodick,

coordinator of college activities. The new recreation room should be completed around October 1.

When the Preschool first started in Champagnat two years ago, it was to be there only one semester. In the beginning, the students in Champagnat shared the facilities with the Preschool. The Preschool used it during the day and the students used it at night.

Margaret Wicks, a graduate student and one of the advisors for the Preschool, said the room did not seem to get much use by the students.

Miss Wicks also said that the Preschool staff are frustrated because they expected the preschool to be completed before this year. They are not looking forward to moving the equipment while the preschoolers are there. The Preschool staff is hoping that the new classroom will be more specifically designed for preschool activities. As of now, enrollment is twenty preschoolers.

The future of the Preschool in its new surroundings is un­certain, since the new Com­munication Arts center is also being planned for the old gym.

Photo shows area in rear of the old gym which was once a damp weight l i f t ing room. The area wi l l soon be completed for use by the Pre-school. (photo by Gerry McNulty)

"Bennett girls" say

CUB equipment stolen Marist College compares favorably By David Potter

Video taping equipment and a reel-to-reel tape deck belonging to the College Union Board (C.U.B.) and worth almost $3,000 was stolen from the Campus Center over the July 4th weekend. As a result, the video tape program may not be started until early. November, according to Kevin Stack, C.U.B. video tape chairman.

C.U.B. intends to replace the equipment with funds from an insurance policy. However, the insurance policy has a $500 deductible clause and therefore C.U.B. must pay the first $500.

The money will come out of the Video Tape Chairman's budget and probably necessitate the dropping of two or three films from the schedule, according to Stack.

The equipment was housed in a storage closet with a dead bolt in the Campus Center. Since there

was no damage to the lock, someone either picked the lock or entered the room with the key. Dolly Bodick, Coordinator of College Activities, said all keys to the room were accounted for from last year.

The thief or thieves were familiar with video taping hard­ware since all cables, jacks and other necessary equipment for a proper set up were taken along with the hardware itself. The only other item to be taken was a stereo reel to reel tape deck. Other equipment in the room such as an Altec-Lansing am­plifier and speakers, microphones, film projectors and other hardware were left un­touched.

C.U.B. is hoping to replace the stolen equipment which was black and white with color equipment which would cost more. The additional funds are expected to come from the Video Tape Chairman's budget.

By Joe Ford

When the students of Bennett College learned August 12 that their school was closing, 380 girls were faced with the following options: 1) they could go to Marist College 2) they could go to Pace University or 3) they could stay out of school for the year. Most of the girls chose Pace, but 98 percent of Bennett's fashion majors or approximately 90 girls decided on Marist as their new school.

After two weeks here, the former Bennett students described their adjustment to Marist. The reviews were mostly favorable despite some obvious problems.

Benoit House, which was closed because of an insufficient number of students, had to be reopened to accommodate the incoming Bennett students.

The house was in poor condition from the moment they moved in,

and they still do not have a dryer, a complete kitchen, or sufficient furniture or lighting. However, these inconveniences seem to have been overlooked by the former Bennett students when talking about life at Marist.

"It's not too big," said Kim-berley Fiterman 18-year-old sophomore. "Here, you're a person and not just a number."

Ms. Fiterman said she felt that the girls in Benoit have been well accepted by the rest of the campus.

Lisa DeZalia, an 18-year-old freshman said "I like the campus and I like the people." Ms. DeZalia said she enjoys the fact that she can now participate in such activities as karate.

Sally Roberts, and Pat Van Tassell, both 19 year old sophomores and roommates said they felt there was "a lot more going on here. Bennett was basically a suitcase school" they said.

Delana Adams, a 19 year old sophomore, said she liked practically everything about Marist. "I like the programs, the activities, and especially the recreation center."

Liz Bennett a 19 year old sophomore, said " I like it (Marist) a lot better than Ben­nett, because it's larger, there are more guys, and it's a \ot more relaxed."

The consensus indicates Marist College is a hit with the former Bennett students. However, there are a couple of minor wrinkles which still need to be ironed out. One of these is the tab "Bennett girls" that has been placed on the newcomers. As Cynthia Youngman, a 17 year old fresh­man put it, "some think we're a bunch of stuck-up snobs." Whatever people's opinions may be, one thing is for certain; Bennett girls have now become Marist girls.

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Marist head bartender Joe Mula shows how it's done.

By Larry Striegel

There you are, armed with shot glasses galore, fathoms of fizzle sticks, goblets hanging overhead, and the best collection of im­bibing liquids this side of the Lehigh Valley.

Then some big stud comes walking up to the bar with his chick and asks for Swamp Water for her, and a Blue Whale for himself. You search your memory which contains an ar­senal of powerful concoctions, but nowhere can you find two such exotic drinks.

What do you do? Fake it? No way, says Marist head

bartender Joe Mula. "Never be afraid to ask what's in a drink, or go back to look at the bartender's guide...nobody's expected to remember everything."

This information on swallowing your pride was only part of a presentation by Mula Monday night in the New Dining Room when he showed about 80 students how to mix some of the drinks

people swallow when they're out socializing.

Because of a new college drinking policy only students who attended the class will be allowed to act as bartenders at campus social functions.

During the hour-long lecture, Mula whose favorite drink is a CC and Seven, showed students recipes for the most popular drinks. Such basics as a Bloody Mary, Gin and Tonic, Vodka Collins and a Manhattan were mixed by volunteers at a makeshift bar under the direction of Mula.

Student Bo Mason whipped up a Screwdriver with no trouble until Dining Service Manager Joe Lurenz pointed out that Mason used the wrong sized glass. Mula then explained which glass goes with which drink and why.

After demonstrating and distributing for a sample about ten drinks, Mula discussed mixology with his amply ex­perienced audience. Some disagreed with the 'tender about

some of his recipes, and he ex­plained, "A drink isn't always mixed the same way. I can show you three different bar books that do it three different ways."

But aside from the many mixes, was the equally important advice he gave on the etiquette of bartending. "If a customer asks for a Seagrams and Seven, and you don't have Seagrams, ask him for another order," said Mula. "Take good care of people and they'll take good care of you," he added, alluding to generous tips which can be gained.

Mula said he began bartending 12 years ago while he was in the Army. Since then it has been his only profession and he has worked at several establishments including a bar called The Wreck which is part of the well known chain of Castaway clubs in Miami, Fla., and the Casablanca, (formerly The Bachelor^ on South Road in Poughkeepsie.

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CIR CLE The Marist College CIRCLE is the weekly newspaper of the students of Marist College and is

published throughout the school year exclusive of vacation periods by the Southern Dutchess News Agency. Wappingers. New York.

Pat I^rkin David N'g l.arrySJriegol Ken Healy Gerry McNulty Jiui Birdas Jerry Soholder RobKvan

co-editors Mike Teitelbaum news editor

sports editor feature editor

photography editor business manager

advertising manager distribution manager

Staff: Doreen Bachma. Sue Barom. Sheila Cunningham, Joe Ford, Kevin Geraghty, Dominick I^ruffa. Mike McCourt, Jeff McDowell, Diana Rosario Mills, Judy Norman, Kathy Norton, Paul Nunziata. Jimmy Perez, Dave Potter, Ellen Rakow, Margaret Schubert, Victor Small, Susan Stepper. Maria Troiano. Beth Weaver, Adrjan Wilson, Mary Yuskevich, Pat Marafioti, Albert Volk. Brian Deaver, John Mayer, Diana Jones, Jim Dasher, Kate Lynch, Tim Clifford, Tom Burke, Gerry Biehner, Ralph Capone, Alan Jackson.

Save our Reynard There is a sign on the wall in the Reynard-

Circle office in room 268 of the campus cen­ter which says, "Want Future Memories? Pick Me Up Today ... '74 Reynard."

It may be ironic, but the message on that old sales poster still rings true. Indeed, you could come into room 268 and pick up a '74 Reynard. And while you are at it, you could ^et a copy of the yearbook from all of. the years from 1972 to 1977. There are cases full of the over ordered and unsold books.

And now our sister publication finds itself facing extinction unless they can sell enough ads for their book and then collect the money from those ads. But another facet of the mat­ter is that the staff of the 1978 Reynard must sell their books. The reason nearly 13,000 copies of the book sit dormant brings us back to an old nemisis.

It 's that word which often makes it's ap­pearance weekly in this space.

Apathy. "No. not again." you say. Yeah, again. The yearbook is a tough piece of work to

complete, and k-'s pretty frustrating for the staff when they sell only 250 or so copies in a school of 1,500 year after year. It takes a

bunch of time to put it together, and is truly a thankless job for the staff members who give up more nights of sleep than they'd-like to remember.

The problem with the book is that it's so expensive. Last year the Reynard cost $14.

Editorials That's a lot of money. We won't say memories are priceless and that you should buy the book no matter how much it costs.

We say, get on the staff of the Reynard and help them keep a Marist tradition alive. Help them sell advertisements for their back pages and in turn lower the price.

Buy a book this year. Put a deposit down on a book when they're being sold next week. Get involved in it. - . . {' "':" -)-•>;

The final irony of letting the .Reynard become extinct is that the book which was the purveyor of memories will itself be only a memory. It 's up to students - don't let it'hap-pen. '

Commuter involvement With the increased enrollment of students

at Marist this year, there are approximately 1700 full time students.

Every one of these students must pay a $30 activity fee per semester. This $30 goes to the McGann Center, student government, ari"d CUB.

Student government funds all clubs on campus. There are approximately 20 clubs. WMCR, the Gaelic Society, The Political Science' club, Accounting Society, and Children's Theater are only a handful of the different variety of clubs on campus.

A club offers a student many advantages. It goes beyond the classroom, where a student learns the theories of his field. If he joins a club, he has the opportunity to put these theories into practice.

Most of the students involved with clubs are residents. Commuters do not get involved in clubs at Marist. Commuters can offer the clubs needed support they need to operate on a maximum basis.

Part of the $30 goes to CUB, who plans ac­tivities on campus. However, only resident students attend mixers, cocktail parties, cof­feehouses, and movies. All CUB events are posted in Champagnat and Donnelly Halls.

Commuters should look at the bulletin boards and attend events on campus. CUB should also be reminded to keep the com­muters aware of the activities on campus.

Since the commuters pay $60 per year then it would seem that you are wasting their money by not attending events on campus.

rNotice The following schedule has been prepared

for students on work study and other working students for the fall semester. There will be no formal notification when time

Payroll period

9/1-9/16/77 9/16-9/30/77 10/1-10/14 1 0 / 1 5 - 1 0 / 2 8 1 0 / 2 8 - 1 1 / 1 1 11/12-11/25; 1 1 / 2 6 / - 1 2 / 9 1 2 / 1 0 - 1 2 / 3 1

sheets must be submitted to Gerry Kelly and the business off ice. .

All students must fill out W-4 form before September 20.

PAY DAY

9 / 2 3 / 7 7 10/7/77

10/21/77 11/4/77 11/18/77 12/2/77

12/16/77 1/6/78

Due to Mr. Gerry Kelly

9/16/77 9/30/77 10/14/77 10/28/77 11/11/77 11/28/77 12/9/77 12/30/77

Due to Business Office

9/20/77 10/4/77 10/18/77 11/1/77 11/15/77 11/29/77 12/13/77 1/3/78

Help Us To the editors,

The time is now to become involved in the production of the 1978 Reynard - the Marist yearbook.

We are making a concerted effort to involve as many people as possible including incoming freshmen and graduating seniors as well as faculty members and residents and commuters. We need you to build this year's book. We need writers, photographers, sales people, layout people, typists, advertising represen­tatives and anyone with any interest in seeing a quality book produced this year.

In the past, the staff of the Reynard has been disappointed. Why? Because we have only been able to sell a limited number of books. This situation has put the yearbook in a debt of $12,000 incurred over an eleven year period.

We are asking for positive suggestions, construct ive criticism, and any ideas that YOU, THE STUDENT can offer in order to make this year's book the finest ever...not to mention one a student will be proud to own.

We are, however, faced with a dilemma. The Reynard is in

It can't happen To the Editors:

We are at a point in the history of this campus wnere the residents- must decide to what extent they wish to govern themselves, and to what extent they will be content to. play a 'consultative' role in their own

, lives. Mr. Fred Lambert believes

that the only function of the In-terhouse Council is to act as a conduit of communication. Believing this, he has decided that the Interhouse Council has failed and should be abolished. He is wrong.

The salary of every ad­ministration official is depen­dent upon the existence of a sufficiently sizable student body. One can naturally conclude from that, that we are the arbiters of what policies we are paying them to administrate. The issue is not communication as such; the issue is now selfdetermination.

A Senate of 38 would be much less able to make firm decisions than a Council of 12. Mr. Lambert not only conceded that point, he made it a cornerstone of his case. He does not think that the multi-dorm student body, whatever it may be or become, should have any right to make decisions. It's job must then be to apply the proverbial rubber stamp to autocratic pronouncements. To oppose autocracy is therefore to

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Sales of the book will com­mence starting Monday Sept. 23rd. Names and room numbers of those selling books will be posted in each dorm. Yearbooks will also be sold outside the cafeteria, during the dinner hour each night next week. The number of copies sold will have a direct bearing on the fate of this year's Reynard, as well as future yearbooks at Marist.

The editors and staff receive no monetary compensation for the tremendous amount of time spent in an effort to produce a publication which represents an "invaluable investment" in the memories of your Marist ex­perience.

Please take time to write your positive suggestions on a piece of paper. We urge all students to help us "Save the Reynard" by sending their name and room number with suggestions and criticism to the Reynard Box which will be located at the door in the cafeteria during meals. Please help us "Save the Reynard."

Thank You, Suzanne Gallucci and

the staff of the 1978 Reynard

defend the council. If the In­terhouse Council has not been very effective in the past, that is a fault which more careful selection of members may im­prove, but abolition certainly will not.

If a referendum is taken on this question, as I have been told it may, 1 urge all students to boycott it. The administration should propose such a change only through the same channels a disgruntled student would use (although far be it from me to suppose that such beings exist).

I am asking residents to take four simple steps to defend their council so that it. may later defend them.

1. House Council elections shall be held within the next two weeks. Insure that your floor representatives support the IHC.

2. Boycott any referendum on the issue, in that it is an evasive procedure.

3. Let Blanchard, Breen, Ng and Biscardi know how you feel. We elected them.

4. In many of the dorms one or both of the Interhouse representatives have left the, dorm they were to represent, thus creating a vacancy. The House Councils, when con­stituted, should fill these vacancies so that a complete Interhouse Council will be in existence.

Hopefully, although I am" not hopeful, these actions will be sufficient.

Christopher Faille

There will be a poetry workshop in conjunction with the Marist College arts and literary magazine, Mosaic 2, beginning Thursdays from 7:30 to 9 p.m. The first meeting is Sept. 22 in Campus Center room 270.

This workshop is open to all members of the college com­munity.

For more information, contact John Witter at 255-8738.

playing time. The ball machines cannot be used.

The women's tennis team will bepracticing throughout the rest of the fall. Their practice times and matches will be posted.

The courts will remain open until Oct. 31.

The Marist College tennis courts will be opened at ap­proximately 9 a.m. and close at dusk. Sign-up sheets will be posted daily. Do not play more than an hour if people are waiting. Sign up when you play to insure yourself at least one hour

The Marist . College Beautification Committee will hold its first meeting on Thur­sday, Sept. 22 at 2 p.m. in the Campus Center Room 269.

AH interested students, faculty and administrators are welcome. Refreshments will be served.,

The committee is looking for individuals who would be willing to work toward the physical improvement of the campus.

SEPTEMBER 15,1977 THE CIRCLE PAGE 5

KOLISCH RETURNS

Hypnotist stuns audience

for second year in a row ByPatLarkin

Former President Richard M. Nixon made a special guest appearance. Saturday night in the Marist College theater during the show put on by John Kolisch, hypnotist.

The part of Nixon was played by Jim Kenney after- Kolisch hypnotized him and told Kenney he was Nixon pleading his in­nocence to the audience.

Kolisch, who calls himself the world's fastest hypnotist, en­tertained a crowd of more than 300. The show, which lasted approximately three hours and forty five minutes was divided in half. Kolisch said he used extra sensory perception in the first

half while in the second half, Marist students were hypnotized, then acted out post hypnotic suggestions-given to them by Kolisch.

Kolisch demonstrated his ESP power when he gave the serial number of a ten dollar bill given to him by a member of the audience. He performed this feat with a blindfold, and tape covering his eyes.

During the second half of the show students who were hyp­notized were asked how they would spend $100. Some of their responses were "go to Franks and do shots of Jack Daniels and beer chasers all night," "rent a yacht," "buy a couple of cases of scotch" and "go visit my

boyfriend." Other highlights included a Mr.

America contest featuring eight Marist students vying for the title, a karate expert giving an exhibition, singing exhibition by Diana Ross, and an opera star performing "Please give me back my bellybutton."

Visitors from Venus were on stage to give the audience the sleeping, eating and sexual habits of creatures from Venus.

The final scene featured a pair of imaginary X-ray glasses given to the hypnotized students. They looked into the audience, oc­casionally making a request for a member of the audience to stand up so they could get a better look. Kolisch then told the hypnotized

Jim Kenney thinks he's Richard Nixon and pleads for his innocence whi le Kolisch cracks up. (Circle photos by Paul Nunziata)

AAesmerizer with an accent Aside from making people do

funny things on stage, or finding hidden objects while blindfolded, hypnotist and showman, John Kolisch has a serious side and an interesting past.

He came to America from Vienna in. 1938 when Hitler came to power in Germany. He was introduced to hypnosis in 1952 by a psychiatrist who taught him about the field worked with medical hypnotism until 1957 when the American Medical Association rejected those without a degree.

Kolisch decided to go into the entertainment field after he saw hypnotism used on stage. He claims to be the world's fastest

hypnotist, and can put a person into a trance in five seconds.

"I work most with college students, it is my particular specialty," he says. "I would turn down a nightclub job if I could be working at a college instead. I like being around college students."

In his show, the grey haired and goateed entertainer selects volunteers from the audience. "I have developed an acuity for picking the best subjects. I try to keep the show on an entertaining level. The audience is paying good money and I don't believe in shortchanging anyone."

Kolisch says he has a favorable attitude towards life. " I 'm

basically an introvert and I like people. I think it pays to be positive in life."

Speaking with a deep Austrian accent, he explains that he would never use his hypnotism for the wrong reasons. "If a subject should have a problem, I would never let it come to the floor. I feel that as a hypnotist I can only tell them to do what they want. I would not take advantage of anyone."

The Jackson Heights resident said that hypnotism can be used to help a person stop smoking or to improve athletic performance. It is also used in natural child­birth and in important surgical operations.

H y p n o t i s t John Kol isch

students they were naked and to cover up. There was a scramble for the chairs to use as coverup.

Kolisch ended the show saying "It's (hypnosis) like a dream,

when you wake up you forget everything." The crowd stood up and gave him a standing ovation.

A student under the influence of Kolisch's hypnotism sings, "Please give me back my bel lybut ton!"

PAGE 6 THE CIRCLE SEPTEMBER 15,1977

rThe lighter side II

The born loser

by Alan Jackson -*

"Outsiders" give a Sunday brunch '!"*• ;:sa

There was always a certain type of guy in high school that everyone avoided. Everytime he looked for 1 he silver lining, it was tarnished. Frank was the born loser of my class. I usually felt sorry for Frank, but he had the worst luck with life.

It never' failed. Frank was a pretty good actor. For three consecutive years, he played a corpse, a wart, and a tree stump. He portrayed them well, and it finally paid off in the senior class play. He won the title role in our production of "'Beauty and the Beast" playing the Beast.

He bought a calculator for a tri?; class that set him back a hi.-idred dollars. A new model r-a.;ie out the next day with ten extra functions for twenty dollars less.

Frank's Juek with girls was not better. He walked around school •,-.ne day with his fly down and iissbody but guys noticed.

At a party, while on his knees

he heard a crunch while looking for his brand-new $250.00 contact lens.

Frank bought a sharp-looking late model car. While bookin' down the highway, the radio announced that that model was being recalled because of defective brakes.

He once complimented his mother on the excellent raisin bread she had baked. His mother called the local exterminator.

His dentist always snickered while studying Frank's X-rays.

His powers of observation left nothing to be desired either. Frank always did his 'thing' before checking out the toilet tissue situation.

Frank was fun to be with and we all liked him. Unfortunately for Frank, his parents did not share our fondness for him. He returned home from school one day, and discovered that they had sold their house and moved away.

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Entrance Around Comer

By David Ng

Nearing the end of Sunday's Mass, the Rev. Richard LaMorte, the campus chaplain, told his standing room only congregation of more than 350 to "go in peace" and then told them to go for cake and coffee.

The priest was inviting the . congregation to an informal coffee and cake brunch after the service. The brunch was a "welcome back" gesture organized by the people Father LaMoret calls the "outsiders" area residents who attend weekly Mass at the Marist Chapel but have no affiliation with the college. They brought their home-made jelly-topped cup­cakes, walnut bread, and chocolate chip cookies, along with their families to the outside gathering.

Mrs. Rosemarie Dudek of Poughkeepsie, who has been attending mass here for the past seven years and helped organize the Sunday brunch, said it was a chance to "share something with them (students)." Between serving cups of cafeteria-contributed coffee, she also said "it's a privilege to attend mass here."

Students and faculty, instead of talking over desks, were talking over family folding tables the

S t u d e n t s s a m p l e p a s t r i e s p r e p a r e d f o r t h e m b y t o w n ­s p e o p l e t o w e l c o m e t h e m back t o school . T h e b r u n c h t o o k p l a c e o u t s i d e o f t h e c h a p e l o n S u n d a y , ( p h o t o b y D a v i d N g )

to meet with a different variety of people from the area, Poughkeepsie and Hyde Park."

Lawrence Menapace, a chemistry teacher here who also helped with the brunch said "If we are to have a community in the church, we should start out to find out who we each other are."

The brunch lasted about 45 minutes, soon after the bees started making their way into the jelly-topped cupcakes.

outsiders supplied for the oc­casion. Augustine Nolan, a communication arts instructor, said it was "an excellent idea, an opportunity to practice some of the theories of community and ...intermingle."

A senior, Rosie Nguyuen said it was a chance for students to socialize with the people they only see once a week at mass.

Tony Salvia, a sophomore, said it "gives the student the chance

Security revamps for Fall By Larry Striegel

Last spring if you happened to get back to your dorm after 2 •a.m. you probably had to go find a campus guard to unlock the front door. But this year you shouldn?t have that problem, according to Marist College Security Director Joseph Waters.

As part of changes made in security operations for the fall, dormitories will be locked at midnight but a student guard will be on duty in Sheahan, Cham-pagnat and Leo Halls from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Last year guards would work from 4 p.m. until 2 a.m. when they would lock the door and leave.

"I think | it will be convenient for students," Waters said. "It's the most valuable change we've made for their safety."

Other chianges for the depart­ment include the addition of six students to a staff which numbers 52, with 48 itudents working part-time and flour full-time guards, Waters saild.

During trie first two weekends of the semester, six guards were added to tnie usual night staff of two. The extra guards,. working in pairs, patrolled Champagnat, Donnelly And Sheahan parking lots to project women returning

to the calmpus, according to Waters.

He also said the extra weekend patrols ware temporary unless future ones, can be financed from his departrjnent's budget.

In addition to those changes, full-timers Terry Bilyou and Harry Smith received extra security training in late June when they attended a Campus Security Officer's Training In­stitute at feockland Community College in jSuffern.

Waters 4aid the two learned about the penal law, first aid, narcotics, bomb identification and campus fire safety.

The four-day program cost Marist $40 tuition for each of the two guards.

Waters also said the main­tenance department will be removing the cement cylinders near the front entrance of Don-

j nelly Ham which block the parking Ion from the main path­way to Chapipagnat Hall. He said a barrier of two poles and a removable chain will be con­structed to provide quicker ac­cess to the dorms by fire trucks.

The security director said four new signs, valued at $4 apiece and posted [during the summer at campus elevators have been stolen. He s aid if the signs are not returned to his office by Tuesday, Sept. 22, apyone found with one

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Grant for handicapped

By Margaret Schubert

Marist has been selected by the Nathional Science Foundation, to receive a $40,000 grant, enabling handicapped high school students to explore the option of a career in science.

Under the leadership of Dr. Robert Rehwoldt, head of Marist's Natural Science Department; Dr. Timothy Ryan, of the psychology department; Mr. Joe Hines, director of Special Services; and with the aid of six non-handicapped Marist science majors, who will be trained as para-professionals, twenty-five high school juniors and seniors from the eastern part of the country will be exposed to the science experience during the month of July, 1978. The students will live in the dormitories with their assistants and their ex­posure will include an en­vironmental science in­vestigation.

The Federal Government has said there are not enough han­dicapped people in the field of science and Dr. Rehwoldt agrees. He feels "many handicapped people are encouraged not to go into science because it 's a laboratory career and a han­dicapped couldn't handle it." He disagrees with this reasoning and adds "You don't know the extent of your handicap until you try it." Labs can be equipped to meet the needs of the handicapped and there are scientific careers which are not lab dominated but do require an understanding of scientific methodolgy.

The goal of the program is for the students to experience first hand what science has to offer; the students are being offered an experience without commiting themselves. The project is being designed to serve as a model that can be easily duplicated at other post secondary institutions.

SEPTEMBER 15.1977 THE CIRCLE PAGE 7

Booters will face tough schedule in 77 By Ralph Capone

Coming off their most suc­cessful fall season of succer in 14 years, the challenge for the 1977 edition of the Red Fox booters will be to improve on last years accomplishments while facing a tougher schedule than last year. 1976 was the year they won the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference title.

Marist compiled a powerful 14-1-1 record, stained only by a 3-3 tie with Siena and a 1-0 setback on a rain-soaked field in Nyack. And in the voting to determine the four teams that would make up the 1976 NCAA Division 2 playoffs, Marist turned up fifth.

At the time, some cited bias as a factor in the outcome, but coach Howard "Doc" Goldman pointed to what could have been con­sidered a somewhat lighter, schedule for Marist than other teams vying for the four spots.

So, gone from the '77' schedule are weak teams such as Dowling, and Bloomfield and gone is Marist from the CACC. Thus, the Red Foxes this year, for the first time, will be facing NY Tech and s i x t h - r a n k e d p o w e r h o u s e Oneonta, with the Oneonta match serving as the most crucial for the Marist booters who are ranked 12th in the state in pre­season polls.

Gone, also, however, are goalie Jay Metzger, mid-fielder John McGraw and fullbacks Jim Titone and Kevin McGhee. Replacing these positions which were vacated by graduation will be coach Goldman's biggest task, especially with that of Metzger, who compiled seven shutouts and a 0.79 goals-against average.

The netminding job will be mostly .handled by two,, top prospects, returning sophomore Rich Heffernan and first year

" D o c " G o l d m a n , M a r i s t ' s h e a d soccer coach f o r 15 y e a r s , ins t ruc ts his p l a y e r s d u r i n g a p r e - s e a s o n p r a c t i c e . T h e Red Foxes w i l l f a c e a t o u g h s c h e d u l e th is y e a r in t h e i r a t t e m p t t o r e p e a t as ECAC C h a m p i o n s , ( p h o t o b y G e r r y M c N u l t y )

player John Vandervoort who is a junior. Both have been playing injured in pre-season . contests, and doing a good job save for some errors that experience and confidence, coach Goldman notes, will serve as remedies.

As for the rest of the defense, Goldman has had the good for­tune of getting "very skilled" freshman, most notably Gill Ventoro, who appears to have the top nod at the vacated sweeper spot.

Returning defensemen Scott Roecklein, John King Charlie

Blum and Russ Beckley assure Goldman of added defensive strength.

Junior transfer Joe Curthay is likely to tackle the center half­back job, as faras the rest of the offensive setting goes, all are returning including the "Italian Connection" of Zenone Naitza, Fermino Naitza and Vito Aprigliano. The trio, accounting for 43 of Marist's 60 goals scored last year, are joined by Tom Hamolo^ another promising freshman prospect,' and sure­footed returning men Julio

Rostran, and Jim Downs who will alternate as midfielders and strikers.

Zenone led the Red Foxes in scoring last year with 25 goals, followed by Vito with 11, and brother Fermino who had 7 tallies respectively.

Thus far the Red Foxes have done well in scrimmages against Albany State, West Point, and in particular Vassar. Against the crosstown college the Red Foxes, fielding no one higher than a sophomore, during the game's last 20 minutes as Goldman put it

Intramural program expanded By Larry Striegel ~

Imagine yourself standing at the foul line in front of 2,000 cheering basketball fans. You are about to sink the crucial basket which will make you the champion. That's right, YOU'LL be the champ, not your team.

This new twist is part of this year's improved intramural schedule. The main attraction will be the finals of three sports which will be decided during half-time or proceeding three Varsity basketball games.

The foul shooting finals will be held during half-time on December 7, when Marist plays Hartwick College. The cham­pions of the tug 'o war, an event just added this year, will be decided during the Trenton State

game on Feb. 18, which is homecoming weekend. The two best teams in intramural 5-man basketball will square off before the C.W. Post game on Feb. 25.

In addition to the finals at the McCann Center, Intramural Director Eileen Witt has scheduled a dozen new sports for students to try their luck at during both the fall and spring semesters.

Already in progress is flag football. The game is different from the regular touch game played last year in that each player has a flag in his belt, and play is dead when the ball

"carrier's flag is pulled from his belt.

Other new sports on tap for the fall include archery, foul shooting, tennis, racquetball, and

mixed 2 on 2 basketball. Ms. Witt got the idea for the coed b-ball when she saw it played at Madison Square Garden where she said it is very popular. The new competitions will join volleyball, soccer, 3 person basketball, and the annual turkey trot.

New sports for the spring are tug 'o war, wrestling, wrist wrestling, indoor track, bad­minton, handball, and swim­ming.

But despite the new programs, Ms. Witt says a mechanical problem has stifled the growth in fall intramurals at least tem­porarily. She says she spent all

but two weeks during the sum­mer vacation preparing the schedule, but a broken down copying machine prevented her I from getting out information for the football and volleyball roster deadlines until a week before they were due. As a result there are only five men's flag football teams this fall while last year there were eight. Also, only four men's and two women's teams got their rosters in on time to enable them to compete.

Ms. Witt says each student will be receiving an Intramural Handbook soon which contains the year's schedule, and in­formation on rosters, equipment and rules for the competition. She hopes the book will help students get rosters in on time so a maximum amount of teams will be able to compete in every sport.

"literally walked down the field." showing exceptional ball control.

"We have a very good passing team," Goldman added, "and if someone beats, us, it's because they're a better ball club..:on that particular day."

The Red Foxes open the season-hosting New Paltz on Wednesday, Sept; 21 at 3 p.m. on Leonidoff Field. They will end the pre­season by squaring off against the Alumni this Saturday, gametime is 2 p.m. on Leonidoff Field.

High on Sports Con't from page 8

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THIS WEEK IN MARIST SPORTS (Sept. 15 to the 21)

Saturday, Sept. 17 - Cross Country: Albany, Coastguard. Hartwick - at Albany - 2 p.m.; Soccer: Alumni Game - home - 2 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 18, Football -Plattsburgh - home - 2 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 21, Cross Country: Trenton State, Mon­mouth - at Trenton - 3:30 p.m.; Soccer: New Paltz - home - 3 p.m.; Tennis - women - Vassar -home - 3:30 p.m.

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CIRCLE

SPORTS Red Foxes place sixth in Glassboro Invitational

By John Mayer

Marist's Cross Country team finished sixth of eight teams on a hot Saturday afternoon at the fifth annual Glassboro In­vitational, held at Glassboro State College, Glassboro, New Jersey.

The Running Red Foxes were hurt by the absence of three of their top runners: Jerry Scholder, presently Marist's number one runner and last" year's winner and present record holder of the Invitational. He was sidelined with a muscle pull.

Also out were two other soph-mores, Tom Gilligan and Jim Nystrom with a sprained ankle and virus respectively. All three are expected back for this Saturday's regular season opener

against host Albany St., Hartwick College, and the Coast Guard

- Academy. Starting time is 2 p.m. Picking up the slack for Marist

was junior Bob Cougal who finished nineteenth with a time of 26:35, Ron Gadziala, who was thirty-second with a time of 27:12, and Matt Cole who was thirty-ninth with a time of 27:28 out of a field of approximately 80 com­petitors.

The race ended in a three way tie for first place between Randy Gratehouse, Barry Nelson, and Ed Brennan all of the winning team, Fairleigh Dickinson University. They covered the 5 mile, relatively flat course in a time of 25:05, about 25 seconds off the record.

According to Marist Cross Country coach Rich Stevens, the

heat (82 deg. and 83 percent humidity) hindered the runners and was the main reason for the slower times over last year. He also said he was pleased with the performance of his runners and has high hopes for a,strong team when everyone is healthy.

Coufal was named Marist's Top and Most Valuable Runner, while Matt Cole was given Most Im­proved for his performance in the meet.

Other Marist finishers were: Paul Welsh, forty-first, 27:37, Steve Deleskiewicz, forty-fourth, 27:38, Gary Wiesinger, forty-sixth, 27:42, Ralph Cosenza, forty-seventh, 27:46, Dennis O'Doherty, forty-eighth, 27:50, and Dennis Goff, fifty-second, 28:09.

Vikings kick off season Sunday versus Plattsburgh

ByKenHealy

The Marist Vikings kick-off their 1977 season, at home on Sunday against Plattsburg. This will be the fourteenth season of football at Marist, all of them under head coach Ron Levine.

Plattsburg is a Division III varsity team that is coming off a 3-7 season. "They looked very big on film and they play a full varsity schedule so they are used to playing high calibre football teams," said Levine.

Marist will be going with an almost all new offensive line-up. The only returning players being linemen Jim Piersa, Jeff DeCarlo, Bob McAndrew and Bob Keller. The offensive backfield is completely new. Freshman Quarterback Bob Brannigan will be working with five running backs, only one of whom, Charley Bender, was with the team last season.

The only position the Vikings

are short at is receiver. Levine has three defensive players at that spot. Ron Clarke, transfer student Gary Lambert and defensive back Mike Laffin will see action there.

Defense will again be the Vikings' strong point. Coach Mike Malet has most of last year's team back. They will be playing the familiar 4-4 defense that has been a staple for years. Malet said the linebackers would be especially tough. They are led by outside linebacker Ron Clarke who was the Met-S defensive player of the year in 1977.

Joining Clarke at linebacker is senior Mike Schlitte and newcomers Steve Misuta, Mike Overby and Gary Lambert. Malet also said back-ups John Kelly and Rich Haubenriech would see playing time.

At defensive end Mike Ragusa and Jim Pagano are back and there is a five way battle for the two tackle positions. The back-

field has sophmore Brad Callahan returning and Mike Laffin has been switched from halfback to defensive back.

The Vikings have one of the toughest schedules they've ever played. This season will have four varsity teams, St. John's, Plattsburg, Brooklyn College, and Siena as opponents. In ad­dition familiar names like Manhattan, Iona and Fairleigh Dickenson will face the Vikings.

One late change was made in the schedule. Niagara will play Marist on October 2, instead of Concordia. Concordia dropped football for the 1977 season and in doing so caused the league name to be changed to the Met-7 Conference.

All home games will be at 1:30 p.m. this year. Tickets will be on sale at the gate for $2.00. Season tickets are now on sale at the athletic office and from team members. They can be pur­chased for $5.00.

High On Sports By Larry Striegel

BOB COUFAL NAMED ATHLETE OF THE WEEK

Bob Coufal, a junior from North Merrick, L.I. has been named Marist Athlete of the Week for the week ending Sept. 10.

Coufal was the top Red Fox finisher at Saturday s Glassboro Invitational when he crossed the line nineteenth with a time of 26 minutes and 35 seconds.

CREW BEGINS FALL PRACTICES

The Marist crew began fall workouts Tuesday, Sept. 6. According to 2nd year varsity rowing coach Gary Caldwell, the team will be practicing on the water three times a week until the beginning of October. The crew has also begun using the new rowing tanks in the McCann Center for the first time this year. Many of the oarsmen have given favorable reactions to the indoor facility.

A post script to the finish of last spring saw the Red Foxes come away empty handed from last May's Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia.

The lightweights, freshmen and women's teams all failed to qualify for the finals. In a weird turn of events, the varsity heavyweight eight thought they had qualified for the final for the first time in the school's history, only to find they had to row an extra race to become one of the final boats.

In their semifinal heat the lead boat, St. Josephs, was disqualified because of poor steering, and Marist gained the final by virtue of the decision.

However, on Friday night it was decided by a group of regatta officials and coaches that Marist would meet Wesleyan in a match race Saturday morning, and the winner would advance to the finals. The heavies lost the race, and their chance to be in the final race.

A happy post, post script saw Red Fox graduates Greg Tracy and Pat O'Rourke place fourth in the pairs at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) Regatta held in Syracuse at the beginning of June. Another Marist boat, with a crew of Pat Brown, Jim Palatucci, Dan Gualtieri, and graduate Art Curran placed fifth in the coxless fours at the IRA.

WOMEN BEGIN TENNIS SEASON

The women's tennis team will be competing during the fall this year for the first time. They have four matches scheduled, with the first against Vassar College this Wednesday here at 3:30 p.m.

Coach Eileen Witt says she has only one returning letterperson in Suzanne Galucci. The rest of the team will be made up of freshmen Jenny Johnson, Barbara Dow, Jane Brennan and Rita Kolb. Ms. Witt says all were either ranked first or second in their respective high schools.

INTRAMURAL ROUNDUP

Fall intramural competition kicked off on Monday with flag football. In Memory of Goober's Tool defeated Shannon's Heroes 29 to 6, and in another game the Bearded Clams proved inpenetrable and beaJL Wakely's Whalers 15 to 6.

In Monday night volleyball the male version of the Gregorian Chancellors took two from Mango's Boys 11 to 7 and 7 to 2. The female Gregorian Chancellors had a tougher time but held on to win two games from Brews Crews with scores of 8 to 6 and 7 to 5.

Note: Filing for intramural tennis ends tomorrow. Names can be entered at the sports department office or in Ms. Witt's office, 201C, both in the McCann.

Rosters for soccer must be handed in by Friday, Sept. 23.

NOTES FROM THE SPORTS DESK:

Congratulations to Marist Aquatic Director and Swim Coach Larry VanWagner and his wife Virginia who were married on Sept. 3 in Schenectady. They spent their honeymoon in Bermuda.... This season marks "Doc" "Doc" Goldman's fifteenth year as head soccer coach at Marist... Former sportswriter Tom McTernan has found a job with IBM here in Dutchess County. He was also working

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Hit it! Marist football coach Mike Malet drills his charges on the lower practice field next to the McCann Center.

The Vikings will meet Plattsburgh here on Sunday at 2 p.m. (photo by Gerry McNulty)